Australia Trade Agreement Laws

3. the businesses of a contracting party, a business incorporated or incorporated under the law of a contracting party and a branch that is located and operates on the territory of a contracting party; Many people on the Australian film and television scene have expressed concern about the impact of the agreement on government rules to impose a mandatory minimum of locally produced content on television. Given that US content can be purchased by networks at a reasonable price compared to local production of Australian content, there was concern that the agreement would further reduce the proportion of domestic media in Australian television channels and Australian cinemas. As a result, the Media, Entertainment and Art Alliance, as well as a number of prominent artists, have individually supported the rejection of the free trade agreement because it would undermine Australian culture. 4) freely usable currency, a currency determined by the International Monetary Fund in accordance with its articles in order to be a currency that is in fact widely used to make payments for international transactions and which is widely used in the main foreign exchange markets; In December 2003, Trade Minister Mark Vaile cited Article 17.4.4 of the Mickey Mouse clause and objected to its inclusion in the agreement. He has to say that there is an entire constituency with a strong opinion against extending the copyright period, and we are moving this case. (43) This constituency will be disappointed by the result. Indeed, in September 2000, the former Intellectual Property and Competition Review Committees recommended a revision of intellectual property legislation as part of the Agreement on Principles of Competition against Extending the Term of Copyright, and the Government accepted this recommendation. The review also recommended that, in the future, the copyright clause should not be renewed without a thorough and independent prior review of the costs and benefits that result from it. (44) Among the evidence of the review was the findings of the Australian Governments Office of Regulatory Review that the enhanced 70-year protection was strengthened: (d) prevent the circumvention of international agreements relating to trade in textile or clothing products. (b) the removal of barriers to trade between the parties, including the application of non-tariff measures, and, if necessary, the formation of these issues in the joint committee. (3) The objective of the committee is to improve the implementation of the SPS Agreement by each contracting party, to protect the life or health of people, animals or plants, to improve consultation and cooperation between the parties on health and plant health issues and to facilitate exchanges between the parties.

The Australia-U.S. Free Trade Agreement is a preferential agreement between Australia and the United States, modelled on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).